Consumer NZ Finds The Instachill Evaporative Cooler To Be A Stone-cold Failure
Friday, 22 January 2021, 3:55 pm A Consumer NZ trial of the Instachill Evaporative Cooler has found it to be effectively useless in the New Zealand climate. The evaporative cooler sells for as high as $889 and claims to be able to replace air conditioning, saving consumers with a unit 'up to $212 per month.' An evaporative cooler is a fan that blows out cool, damp air. It sucks in air, passes it over water-soaked pads, and blows it back into the room. Evaporative coolers work well in hot, dry climates like Western Australia, or Nevada and Arizona, but not in a damp climate like New Zealand w...